The prognosis of depression in late life versus mid-life: Implications for the treatment of older adults

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 533-537

  Subramanian, Hari ^a,b   Mitchell, Alex J ^a,c  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Old Age Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Liaison Psychiatry ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASE; CHRONICITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MOOD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 28744442687     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610205002437     Document Type: Editorial

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